Census data

Population, households, age structure and ethnic composition from modern censuses.

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	261,666 people	261,566 people	211,932 people
Urbanization rate	5.9%	22.0%	36.3%
Urban population	15,360 people	57,542 people	76,938 people
Male	138,089 people	138,556 people	110,258 people
Female	123,577 people	123,010 people	101,674 people
Households	67,095	63,696	71,594
Average household size	3.84	3.80	2.75

Age pyramid

Male and female population by five-year age group in the latest census.

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	682 people	720 people	1,402 people
80–84	1,666 people	1,732 people	3,398 people
75–79	2,853 people	3,109 people	5,962 people
70–74	4,138 people	4,385 people	8,523 people
65–69	5,678 people	5,521 people	11,199 people
60–64	6,719 people	6,440 people	13,159 people
55–59	8,565 people	8,585 people	17,150 people
50–54	10,878 people	10,318 people	21,196 people
45–49	9,800 people	9,741 people	19,541 people
40–44	5,911 people	5,652 people	11,563 people
35–39	6,192 people	5,767 people	11,959 people
30–34	8,018 people	6,831 people	14,849 people
25–29	7,277 people	5,974 people	13,251 people
20–24	4,595 people	3,329 people	7,924 people
15–19	4,466 people	3,286 people	7,752 people
10–14	7,735 people	6,614 people	14,349 people
5–9	8,455 people	7,605 people	16,060 people
1–4	5,610 people	5,064 people	10,674 people
0	1,020 people	1,001 people	2,021 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	338 people	324 people	662 people
80–84	720 people	654 people	1,374 people
75–79	2,029 people	1,752 people	3,781 people
70–74	3,368 people	3,200 people	6,568 people
65–69	4,115 people	4,224 people	8,339 people
60–64	5,385 people	5,295 people	10,680 people
55–59	6,816 people	6,277 people	13,093 people
50–54	8,238 people	7,596 people	15,834 people
45–49	10,430 people	9,966 people	20,396 people
40–44	13,016 people	12,172 people	25,188 people
35–39	12,408 people	11,590 people	23,998 people
30–34	8,393 people	7,627 people	16,020 people
25–29	9,910 people	8,797 people	18,707 people
20–24	13,574 people	12,175 people	25,749 people
15–19	15,153 people	13,185 people	28,338 people
10–14	9,848 people	7,135 people	16,983 people
5–9	6,704 people	4,858 people	11,562 people
1–4	6,671 people	5,080 people	11,751 people
0	1,440 people	1,103 people	2,543 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	213 people	135 people	348 people
80–84	503 people	394 people	897 people
75–79	1,286 people	966 people	2,252 people
70–74	1,964 people	1,476 people	3,440 people
65–69	3,479 people	2,822 people	6,301 people
60–64	4,724 people	4,245 people	8,969 people
55–59	5,152 people	5,034 people	10,186 people
50–54	6,251 people	5,853 people	12,104 people
45–49	7,629 people	6,991 people	14,620 people
40–44	8,774 people	8,047 people	16,821 people
35–39	11,349 people	10,704 people	22,053 people
30–34	13,436 people	12,903 people	26,339 people
25–29	12,642 people	12,067 people	24,709 people
20–24	8,015 people	7,831 people	15,846 people
15–19	11,496 people	10,389 people	21,885 people
10–14	16,622 people	14,957 people	31,579 people
5–9	15,129 people	12,662 people	27,791 people
1–4	7,864 people	5,135 people	12,999 people
0	1,561 people	966 people	2,527 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.94%

261,417 people

Hui0.06%

149 people

Methodology and sources

Figures are compiled from national statistical yearbooks, census publications and official regional statistics. Each table displays its reference year. Read the data sources page for details.

Data sources